Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a boy in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He is sitting on a barrel and holds a tankard of ale. He wears a black hat on one side, a mauve coat lined with yellow, white flowered trousers spotted with red and a pale blue apron. A dog lies at his feet. The base is strewn with flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a boy in soft paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea or Derby porcelain factory, ca. 1770
Physical description
Figure of a boy in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He is sitting on a barrel and holds a tankard of ale. He wears a black hat on one side, a mauve coat lined with yellow, white flowered trousers spotted with red and a pale blue apron. A dog lies at his feet. The base is strewn with flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (In red on the back of the base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1276-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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